The added value information service that focuses on the European Union, the countries of Europe, and on the issues of concern to citizens, stakeholders.

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The added value information service that focuses on the European Union, the countries of Europe, and on the issues of concern to citizens, stakeholders and researchers in the Europe of today Easy Access Expert selection Extensive coverage

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Looking for information on … + Challenges facing EMU in the euro zone + State of play on adopting new Capital Requirements Directive + Effectiveness of the European External Action Service + Role of the autonomous regions in Spain + Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy + Changing role for NATO in the 21 st Century + Where does power lie in the European Union? + The General Election in Greece in 2012 + Impact of the Arab Spring 2011 on the EU + Policies on banning the burqa across Europe + Energy & pipeline politics in Europe Looking for information on…

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European Union - Institutions You can find all proposals for legislation and other COM documents via ESO Follow the progress of this proposal through the PreLex link offered in the ESO record Legislative documents Links to related SEC documents are also available in ESO

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European Union - Institutions Judicial information All Press Releases of the European Court of Justice are available via ESO offering links to the full text of important ECJ judgments

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…one search in ESO will find quality full text and bibliographic information from all these sources Links to over 200,000 sources of information, including 20,000 new sources in 2011 + over 100 unique ESO Information Guides

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Format of each source The keywords of your search List provides brief details of the results of your search. Click on the title for further information

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Geographic Indicators: Countries or regions covered by the source Author of the source Title of the source Click on link to read full text of the source Full index record

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ESO Advanced Search offers you more ways to refine your search You can specify the relationship of your subject terms Add key words or phrases In addition, you can search by title, author, series title, and/or ISBN, You can restrict your search by date of publication You can refine your search by source type, source origin, subject and/or geographic indicator

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Expert Selection… The information sources to be found in ESO are chosen by experts in indexing and the subject coverage of the service. Led by Ian Thomson, Executive Editor Sources are chosen to be relevant to the citizen, student, researcher, practitioner and professional in all countries

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Extensive coverage… The key focus of ESO coverage is the institutions and activities of the European Union ESO also covers: Developments in the countries and regions of Europe The work of other international organisations in Europe Issues of concern to European citizens and stakeholders ESO coverage includes: EU documentation / National sources / Think tanks / Research organisations / Other international organisations / Academic monographs / Periodical articles / News sources

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ESO Information Guides Unique and up-to-date introductions to the Institutions & Policies of the EU with hyperlinks to further information

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Each ESO Information Guide begins with an up-to-date introduction to the subject…

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… and continues with links to further information Click on the hyperlinks to find more information on the subject of the Information Guide within ESO Hyperlinks to find further information on the subject of the Information Guide on external websites

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ESO also offers a series of Information Guides to fifty European countries

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Each ESO Country Information Guide offers you a structured list of links to important information about the country

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Broken link? Click on this link to tell us a hyperlink in this record is broken. We will correct it on the next working day

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Remote access ESO is available via remote access methods Multiple user access An ESO subscription entitles you to multiple user access on the network of the subscribing organisation Usage statistics Statistics of ESO use at your organisation can be obtained. Click on Librarians Resources on Homepage ESO is an English language service, which offers access to information, opinions and perspectives from all of Europe

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Subscriptions Download an application formapplication form To request a free trial send an email to eso@cardiff.ac.uk